Adjustable rod and box for water



(No Model.)

H. E. BARLE.

ADJUSTABLE ROD AND B0X POR. WATER, GAS, AND sjrEAM PIPEas. No. 307,753.

Eg,la.te nted Nov. 11, 1884.

' Connecticut, have invented certain new and haaren Srarns Farrar @hannaHENRY E. EARLE, CF DANBURY, CONNECTICUT.

ADJUSTABLE ROD AND BOX FOR WATER, GAS, AND STEAM PIPES.

SPECIFICATION fori-ning part of Letters Patent No. 307,753, datedNovember l1, 1884.

Application tiled January 24, 18M.

T0 all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY E. EARLE, a l citizen of the United States,residing Aat Danbury, in the county of Fairfield and State of usefulImprovements in Adjustable Rods and Boxes for TVater, Gas, and SteamPipes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in adj ustable rods and boxes forwater, gas, and steanrpipes; and the object is to produce a device bywhich the cocks or valves in water, gas, and steam pipes can be easilyand readily operated when said cocks or valves are placed at differentdepths or heights, and also that said device can be produced at averyreasonable expense, is not liable to get out of order or becomeinoperative, that it will not become easily iilledl up or clogged withloose earth, LYc., and is always ready for use, and requiring no furtheradjustments or changes.

My invention consist-s, primarily, in an adjustable operating-rod withwhich the cocks or valves in water, gas, or steam pipes can be openedand closed when placed at diii'erent depths or heights, said rod beingmade in two sectionsv sliding telescopically within each other. rThelower section is provided with a key or wrench of any suitable sizeand shape to iit the plug of the valve or cock.

It also consists, in connection with said rod, of an adjustable box thesections ot which can be telescopically adjusted with the rod.

It also consists in certain details of construction and arrangement ofparts, as will be more fully described hereinafter, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings and the letters of reference markedthereon.

Like letters indicate like parts in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure l is a vertical section ot' my device ready for operation with apipe. Fig. 2 is a plan View of the upper part ot' the box. Fig. 3 is adetail view ot' the operating-rod. Fig. l is a crosssection on line 00x. Fig. 5 is a detail of the lower end of the rod.

In said drawings, A represents the lower section of the operating-rod,which is provided at its lower end with a key or wrench, c, which (Nomodel.)

is made to suit any suitable size or shape ot' head of the cock orvalve. This section is made tube-shaped, and terminates at its upper endin a square part, o, into which the upper section, I3, of the rod lits,so that it can easily slide in it, so as to be adjusted to any desireddepth or height. The section B is made ot square shape, although it maybe made hexagonal orV other angular shape, to prevent it from turning.At its upper end this section is provided with a collar, c, securedthereto and placed at a proper distance from the top ot' said section toapply a key or wrench by which to operate the entire rod. Thistelescopic rod is placed into a box of proper size, also made insections, so that the sections can be adjusted at the same time with therod to accommodate itselt' with it. The lower section, C, is providedwith a flange, (l, to give vit a tirm bearing, and has at its upper endan inward-projecting iange, e. Into the sectionv C is loosely iitted anupper section, D, also provided with an outer flange, f, arranged sothat the two iianges, when coming in contact with each other, limitthevmovement or both and form a stop. The lower section is irmly securedinto the ground, and has an enlargen1ent, f/, to receive the enlargedkey or wrench.

To the upper section, I), which is screwthreaded at that end, isattached a box, E, havn ing a cover, F, attached to it in any suitablemanner. In the drawings the cover is shown provided with lugs 7i, whichpass through notches i, Fig. 2, so that by giving said cover aquarter-turn it may be secured in place.

Instead of this arrangement the cover may, however, be hinged andsecured in any other suitable manner. rIhe lower part of the box E isprovided with lugs 7.', or ring which passes over the collar c on therod B and holds it in place. l

rlhe key partof the rod A may be provided with a square or other shapedhole, as indicated by the dotted lines shown in Fig. 5.

The bottoni of the box E, when placed onto the upper section, D, 'of theinclosing-box for the rod A B, serves to hold 'the adjustable box inposition when placed in the ground, as rep resented in Fig. l. Thecollar c also serves IOO ICL

` claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

isf 1. An adjustable rod for operating the cocks or valves of water,gas, or steam pipes, made of an upper and lower section slidingtelescopically into each other to suit different depths or heights,substantially as specified.

2. The combination of an adjustable rod for operating the cocks orvalves of water, gas, or steam pipes, made of an upper and lowersection, arranged to slide adj ustably into each other, with a boxconsisting of an upper and lower teiescopicallysliding section, as andfor the purpose set forth.

3. The combination of an adjustable rod for operating cocks or valvesot' water, gas, or steam pipes, constructed as described, with aninclosing-boX having an upper part provided With lugs or iiange k, forholding the upper section, B, of the rod in place, as specied.

4. The combination of an adjustable operating-rod, A B, with anadjustable box consisting of the sections O and D, provided with theanges e and f, respectively, as and for the purpose herein specitied.

5. The adjustable operating-rod consisting of a solid `section slidingtelescopically in a tubular section provided with akey or wrench, as andfor the purpose described.

6. The combination of an adjustableoperating-rod, consisting of an upperand lower section sliding telescopically into each other', with auadjustable inclosing -boX provided with a removable top section havinglugs or iange lc and a cover, F, arranged substantially as specified.

7. The combination of an adjustable oper'- ating-rod with an adjustablebox consisting of the sections C and D, provided with flanges e f, andthe lower section having the enlargenient g and iiange d, and the uppersection provided with a street-box, E, with a cover, F, all arrangedsubstantially as set forth.

8. The combination of an adjustable boX made of telescopic sections, theupper section supporting the upper section of an adjustableoperating-rod provided with a collar, and both rod and box arranged tobe simultaneously. adjusted, as and for the purpose specified.

9. The combination, substantialiy as described, of an adjustableoperating-rod and an adjustable. inclosing-box arranged to be operatedsimultaneously tosuit different heights or depths, as and for thepurpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I atix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' HENRY E. EARLE.

Witnesses:

J YZNAGA, GUY L. DE MOTTE.

